Chemical Plant Reactor Blast

Thursday, May 17, 2012 @ 05:05 PM gHale

LSB Industries Inc. will shut down its chemical manufacturing facility for an indefinite period after a reactor explosion caused significant damage.

LSB said the direct strong nitric acid (DSN) plant, which represents about 20 percent of its El Dorado, AR, facility’s total capacity, suffered damage when a reactor exploded in the morning. There were no injuries related to the incident, the company said.